tuôn

See also: tuon, tuồn, and tướn

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tuən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tuəŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tuəŋ˧˧]

Verb

tuôn • (𣻆)

1. (intransitive, of a substance) to spurt, to gush

   Nước suối tuôn ra.

   Water gushes from the spring.

   Mồ hôi tuôn ròng ròng.

   Sweat pours continuously.

   Nước mắt tuôn như mưa.

   Tears stream down like rainfall.

   Khói tuôn nghi ngút.

   A plume of smoke billows out.

2. (intransitive, informal) to spew

   tuôn ra những lời thô bỉ

   to spew vulgarities

3. (transitive) to strip (to remove the thread or teeth from a screw, nut, or gear)

   Con vít bị tuôn rồi.

   The screw has become stripped.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• tuôn ren
• tuôn rơi
• tuôn trào

 

References

• "tuôn" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)